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Serious question about at-home Pregnancy Tests!

Posted by on Oct. 8, 2008 at 10:51 AM
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Question:

Do the $1 (dollar store) pregnancy tests REALLLY work??  If so, then WHY ON EARTH would anyone ever pay $14.99 for a Clear Blue Easy test??  What is the difference, and why would you waste so much money on expensive at-home tests  (if the cheap ones work just as well)??

Conversely, IF the dollar store tests do NOT work, then how are they legally able to sell them??

Posted by on Oct. 8, 2008 at 10:51 AM
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MadsMom04
by on Oct. 8, 2008 at 10:53 AM

Yes they work!!! I bought mine for $1! And I am now 7 1/2 months preggo!


kdrdibft
by on Oct. 8, 2008 at 10:54 AM
No they don't goto walmart they have 3 test in 1 box for around 10 to 11 dollars.
JaysWifey06
by on Oct. 8, 2008 at 10:54 AM

I believe they work i took a couple my first son and they were right and then i took 3 with the baby i mc and 2 this time and they were all right so yes the really work and i agree what isthe point to pay so much when the dollars ones work they same i could see paying fo a ovulation one tha is a good amountof money cause you dont want to be fibbed to on that if you are trying really hard to get pregnant

 

theatrelover86
by on Oct. 8, 2008 at 10:55 AM

yup they work!!! my ister took an EPT while i had bought a dollar tree brand and her EPT was negative when she used the dollar tree one the same night it came up positive lol

jridgill
by Ruby Member on Oct. 8, 2008 at 10:56 AM

Some tests are more sensitive than others. I found that I got a lot of evaps with the $1 test but never a first response.

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JDM31707
by Bronze Member on Oct. 8, 2008 at 10:57 AM

I took 4 $1 store tests... They were all negative... I took a First Response test from Walmart, and got a positive... Later I took another First Response, 2 Answer and a Clearblue Digital... All said Pregnant... I'm now 14 weeks 4 days pregnant.
They didn't work for me

2milesboys
by on Oct. 8, 2008 at 11:00 AM

they worked for my sister but not for me i had to get first response

GoneHollywood
by on Oct. 8, 2008 at 11:02 AM

 

Quoting kdrdibft:

No they don't

If they DON'T work, as you say, then it is blatant false advertising, and illegal to sell them in the United States.    WTF??????

Forget-me-not
by on Oct. 8, 2008 at 11:02 AM

Pregnancy Test Sensitivity Chart

Sensitivities checked with manufacturers in July 2007
Test Name Lowest hCG detected
AimStrip (aka AimStick) Pregnancy Test Strip 20 mIU   Buy Here!
AccuHome Midstream Pregnancy Test 25 mIU   Buy Here!
Accuclear Pregnancy Test 25 mIU
Answer Early Result Pregnancy Test 25 mIU
Clearblue Easy 25 mIU
Clearblue Easy Digital (1 piece, blue cap) 25 mIU
Clear Choice w/ Cup 25 mIU
Confirm 1-Step Pregnancy Test 25 mIU
CVS Early Result Pregnancy Test 25 mIU
Dollar Store Brand (mini-strip, cassette, & midstream) 25 mIU
Early Detect 25 mIU
e.p.t. Test 25 mIU
e.p.t. 1-Step Digital Test 25 mIU
e.p.t. Certainty Digital Test 25 mIU
Equate (Wal-mart) 25 mIU
Equate Pregnancy Test (Wal-mart) 25 mIU
Fact Plus Midstream Pregnancy Test 25 mIU
First Response Early Result Pregnancy Test 25 mIU
One Step Be Sure Pregnancy Test 25 mIU
Right Aid Pregnancy Test 25 mIU
Target Brand Pregnancy Test 25 mIU
Walgreen Midstream Pregnancy Test 25 mIU
Walgreen Digital 25 mIU
Fact Plus Cassette 40 mIU
Clearblue Digital 50 mIU
CVS "Early Result" Cassette Pregnancy Test 50 mIU
Drug Emporium Brand Pregnancy Test 50 mIU
early Pregnancy test 50 mIU
Walgreens Cassette Pregnancy Test 50 mIU


 




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trish33990
by on Oct. 8, 2008 at 11:05 AM

absolutely from my experience. back in the day (before i knew about the dollar store tests) i would spend $15-$20 for one test thinking that since it costs the most, it would be the most accurate. boy was i wrong! i had 2 of those tests come up inconclusive, which basically means they didnt tell me either or (if i was pregnant or not). so after spending hundreds of dollars on these expensive tests (ive been pregant 7 times) i eventually started using the  dollar tree tests (only $1!!!) and i never ever got an inconclusive, and on top of that, i would test up to a week BEFORE my period was due and i would get positives! and i never once got an inaccurate result (a false positive or negative). come to find out later on, the doctors offices, clinics, health departments, all use the same exact dollar store tests! lol.

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